CEDAR RAPIDS The Cedar Rapids school board unanimously appointed Scot Reisinger to the board Friday to fill a vacancy left by Gary Anhalt, who died unexpectedly earlier this month.
Reisinger, 47, will hold office until the next regular school board election on Nov. 2, and does not plan to run for office at that time.
“I don’t feel this temporary appointment should be used as a launchpad for a permanent position,” he said, adding that if he enjoys the work, he may run for school board in a few years.
Reisinger has worked in higher education for over 20 years, and worked for Mount Mercy University for 12 years. He is now the director of student services for the University of Iowa’s College of Public Health.